Michael Owen forced to wait on Stoke City future

MICHAEL Owen will be kept waiting until the end of the season before learning his fate at Stoke City.

Manager Tony Pulis wants to see out the current campaign before sitting down to discuss Owen's future at the Britannia Stadium.

The odds appear stacked against the 33-year-old former England striker being offered a second year at Stoke after seeing his first include just half-a-dozen substitute appearances so far in the Premier League.

And Owen's stop-start debut campaign in the Potteries appears to have hit another snag ahead of tomorrow's trip to Fulham (12.45pm) following a thigh injury earlier this week.

Some like to go on about TP's tactics DJ but football is about players. Stoke lost their entertainment factor when Fuller's injuries finally caught up with him. Just as in the past we were entertained by Chamberlain, Stein and Bertie etc. No amount of tactics will bring the entertainment back until we get another. Fingers crossed for Brek Shea.

I'm hurt and shocked that I've reached a red arrow record by pointing out a web site short comings however I'm lifted that ived not achieved that record whilst posting about our best manager for 35 years.
Dj stoke you should read what he posted about us beating Swansea

PS love how much Potterstool/Soccerfoot prattles on about respect of player calibre under TP's helm with Owen, yet derided Woodgate to no end on here and wanted Upson playing ahead of him, I take it the glass was foggy in his sky box at the Swindon match then ya.... Bet he knows the stats of that game though oddly enough, eventhough we know he was never even there...

5 years in the Prem and 2 goals of the season(s) says it all for me! I am in Heaven and always will be thanks to the hard work down Stoke! These are the good THE BEST TIMES fellas !!! If we are the club where winded strikers come to die, so be it !
Could not care less if Tone signed Shearer tomorrow, even the mysterious John Barnes.
Who is that guy anyway?

People keep banging on about Owens wages but The Telegraph printed a story this week stating Owen was one of Stokes lowest paid players and almost all of his wages are based on appearances and goals. Would love to be proved wrong but maybe the lad is just past it.

You have to feel sorry for Owen, He is one of the top English strikers of all time, albeit in the later stages of his footbal life. Then comes to Stoke to be sat on the bench, or not even make the bench. They wonder why he keeps getting Groin strains, and thigh strains,well it should be obvious, even to our coaching staff,He does not play enough match football.Owen and Crouchy have been the best partnership for England for a long while, Yet our exalted tactician has never given them a run in the team together, Take a bit of advice Mr Owen, get yourself away from TP, and Stoke as quick as you can,you deserve a lot more respect. or you will end up with blisters on your backside.Stripes, talk about putting your foot in it. Great post.